A local scene in this freezing misty month with its pewter-leaden sky.
Open Spaces
Landscapes of natural places that encourage people to relax and enjoy the outdoors. e.g. National Trust land, National Parks such as Snowdonia, Dartmoor, Bodmin Moor, Peak District, South Downs and public parks
Sunset on the Stiperstones
“Of winter’s lifeless world each tree
Now seems a perfect part;
Yet each one holds summer’s secret
Deep down within its heart.”
~Charles G. Stater
Pretty in Purple
Wild Rye
Sunday mornings don’t usually find me on the seashore, but this particular Sunday in July whilst we were holidaying in West Kent I noticed that there was a free guided Nature Walk at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve. Now being only 20 minutes away AND free I thought that would be a great way to spend a couple of hours and learn something about specific shingle flora too.
Rye Harbour was once a very busy fishing port, but over the centuries the harbour has silted up and the village now lies two miles from the town of Rye. The Nature Reserve is quite flat with some wheelchair access to all five of the bird watching hides and many paths suitable for rugged wheelchairs with some paths along a private tarmac road.
So if you have ever wandered on the shingle shores and salt-marshes of England and wondered about what grows in such an inhospitable landscape then come along and we’ll see what we can find.
Worcestershire Views
View from Arley Church
View from Arley Arboretum
